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The Street Team program is currently funded through the end of February 2014, but the City Commission will consider whether to continue the program beyond that point.
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City Commission to consider Street Team funding

The Street Team program, a collaborative homeless outreach effort between the city and the Salvation Army, may receive an extension that could keep it in place through 2016.

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Hundreds of people celebrated Halloween on St. Armands Circle Thursday, Oct. 31. Families took their children trick-or-treating on the circle before enjoying Sarasota High School students' flash-mob performance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

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Teachers got creative with Halloween-themed treats
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Saint Martha's School celebrated Halloween with classroom parties, Thursday, Oct. 31. Students wore black and orange for the day and played games, enjoyed snacks and did arts and crafts.

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Interim Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer discusses leadership and experience.
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Happy Halloween! Today's stories: City of Sarasota struggles with Sunshine law; Sarasota Interim County Administrator Tom Harmer discusses leadership; Longboat Key Police Union ratifies its contract; and MORE!

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Medium levels of Karenia brevis caused fish kills on Siesta Key in January. There were no signs of the organism near any Siesta beaches in recent samples.
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South County beaches show signs of red tide

Water samples collected by the Sarasota County Health Department show medium levels of the organism that causes red tide near Manasota Beach and Blind Pass.

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Sarasota High School students dressed as zombies circled St. Armands at last year's Fright Night. (File photo)
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  • October 31, 2013
St. Armands offers 'Thriller' night

Fright Night: Halloween on St. Armands Circle begins at 6 p.m. tonight.

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Sheriff offers Halloween safety tips

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reminded trick-or-treaters to stay safe this Halloween, issuing a list of safety recommendations for area parents and children.

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Day of Hope

The city of Sarasota recognized Church of the Redeemer for serving the community's homeless and at-risk children at its third annual Day of Hope, held in August.

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Artistic award

Patrice Kennedy, art teacher and fine-arts specialist at Oak Park school, received the 2013 Cindy Balisteri Distinguished Arts Educator Award for Leadership in Arts Education from the Community/Schools Partnership for the Arts.

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Thomas Harmer, 55, was tapped to be Sarasota County’s interim county administrator for a period of six months following the firing of former County Administrator Randall Reid last week.
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Succession Plan

Thomas Harmer, Sarasota County's new interim county administrator, talks about overcoming crises and adapting to unexpected circumstances as he steps in to lead.

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